A visit to the Weija leprosarium in 2021 became a life changing event for a little girl Pricilla who I adopted at the end of my visit. Pricilla is my little “Princess” and currently 4 years old. She is very smart and a joy to be around where ever she goes within or outside the Weija leprosarium. On one of his visits to a hospital at Wa, Dr. Fr. Andrew Campbell’s path crossed Princess Pricilla’s by divine. Pricilla was born to a family at Wa in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The family had no history of leprosy. Pricilla contracted leprosy right after birth and her mother run away after she was born leaving the child to the family. The family decided to kill her for rituals as they felt it was evil spirit. Contrary to believes, leprosy is not caused by evil spirits. It is not hereditary but children who live in close contact with someone who has untreated leprosy are likely to get it. When grandma was told that Dr. Fr. Andrew Campbell was visiting a hospital at Wa, she quickly took Pricilla on board a bus to see him for help. On the way, the bus was involved in an accident; grandma lost both legs but Pricilla survived with no scratch. “Miracle baby!” Pricilla had sores on her legs not due to leprosy but from walking on hot charcoal. Leprosy is an infectious disease that develops very slowly. It is caused by bacteria (bacilli) that affect mostly the skin and nerves. It can result in loss of feeling and paralysis of the hands and feet. The loss of feelings caused Pricilla not to feel the heat of the charcoal and as such, had burns and scares. She was in so much pain now under the care of the “lepers Priest” as Dr. Fr. Andrew Campbell is called. Pricilla had to have her left leg amputated from the knee level down. She had to go for a second operation/surgery as the wound would not heal from the first surgery; a third surgery was performed as a big hole inside the amputated leg area was infected and needed to be treated. This hole is still not healed and on March 20th 2024, she will be heading to hospital # 3 for treatment. Pricilla also had surgery to have her eye straightened as it was affected by the leprosy. Her teeth were equally impacted, stuck to the gum and could not erupt to function so she had to see the dentist to have that operation as well. She has suffered so much!! Pricilla was not talking for a long time when brought to the Weija Leprosarium. One day, a little girl’s visit to the leprosarium changed that. She began to talk to her and now speaks English only to Dr. Fr. Andrew Campbell but communicates in a specific local dialects to the residents. What an amazing Child!! The makeup of this leprosarium is 99% adults and she is the youngest. Pricilla needs to be in school and though she is on leprosy medication, she cannot get admission to schools because of the stigma. Can leprosy be cured? Yes. Medications are available for treatment of the bacteria and usually, within a few days of beginning treatment, a person can no longer spread the disease to others. When diagnosed early, it can stop the spread to others. If treatment starts early, loss of feelings, or paralysis and deformities can be prevented.